Another Brownie Post???

Yep, another one, but this one is a positive post. Since I had a box of brownies that had been stashed in the cabinet for a while and I had bought a new baking pan, not too long ago and thought I would try this again. Well after making sure the ingredients were mixed well, poured into the pan and left it baking at the correct time and temperature, the brownies came out moist and not gooey, gooey like they were before. I was tempted in getting that Perfect Brownie product that I seen some time ago to try it out so that the brownies would be at least in equal sizes. I can't go equally for the world.

Now I used a store brand kind of brownies and I added an extra egg to make them cake like, so I'm not sure if the brand and the extra egg made a difference or what. Maybe I will try and see how it will turn out with another brownie mix. A picture is included, I kept them in the pan as they I have a cover to put over it to keep them moist. And yes, that is half the pan already gone. Shows proof that it came out really well =)

Remember the Brownie Dilemma?

Remember the brownie dilemma that I had some time ago. No? Well you can read about it at my A Little Brownie Help Please post. Well, I did get in touch with a Baking Guru that was recommended to me by a commenter who recommended some tips that I could do. The next time I make brownies, I will have to come back and do a few of these tips. I don't make brownies very often because how they turn out, but if these tips work, the I'll make brownies regularly as I do cakes.

Here are the tips listed below:

If you are using dark metal pans, please know that they are absorbing more heat and brown more than other baking pans.

Brownies are done when the bars begin pulling away from the sides and when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out still sticky.

You might be overcooking.

Your oven might not be heating evenly.

The best pans for baking are light colored and shiny.

A Little Brownie Help Please

So I need some advice from a brownie guru/expert about baking brownies. For some reason whenever I make them, the center seems to never bake. The out edges are baked through, but if I try to keep it in the oven longer then need be, the center is still gooey and the edges are hard as bricks. Anyone out there that could possibly tell me what may I be doing wrong. I don't remember having this problem at all before, but now it it's just a mess for me.

I'm thinking that maybe I should just follow the directions next time to make cake like brownies and see if they may solve my problem. It just if I just want to make regular brownies, they don't bake right.

Help Please =)

Philly Brownie Cheesecake

If you are looking for a different way to put a bit of zing into ordinary brownies, here is a great recipe from Kraft Foods. This is really delicious and it's best to do it the day before so that the cheesecake can set on the brownie right.

Ingredients

1 pkg. (19 to 21 oz.) brownie mix (13x9-inch pan size)

4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

3 eggs

2 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 325°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Prepare brownie batter as directed on package; pour into prepared pan. Bake 25 min. or until top of brownie is shiny and center is almost set.


MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Gently pour over brownie layer in pan. (Filling will come almost to top of pan.)


BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen side of dessert from pan; cool. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.


MELT chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate 15 min. or until chocolate is firm. Cut cheesecake into 16 pieces to serve. Store any leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.